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edhopper

(36,321 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:04 PM Jun 27

Immigrants not showing up for work also means

Immigrants are not earning a living. They can't pay their rent, they can't feed their family.
They are going to suffer far more than Trumper business owners who were clueless.

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Lonestarblue

(12,802 posts)
4. Not only making their lives difficult but also instilling enormous fear.
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:20 PM
Jun 27

The SC is allowing Trump to deport people to countries not their own, where they do not speak the language and including to a dangerous war zone like Sudan. The threat of being sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador or to the Florida Everglades where they’ll be left to rot may drive many people to leave. Migrants who self deport at least can choose where to go instead of living in fear of ICE and prison. I feel especially bad, though, for the workers who have been here for many years doing the hard jobs and paying taxes that support the US economy. They and their families do not deserve this cruel, mean treatment. Others may be too fearful to go back to their countries because they would face life-threatening violence there.

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,015 posts)
5. US personal incomes declined 0.4% m-on-month in May. In today's data, that got my attention
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:21 PM
Jun 27

I think you are right about your point and the result is the driver of the 0.4% drop. It may continue dropping for a while or even accelerating.

Hekate

(98,530 posts)
6. Empty shelves, higher prices on what food there is. Fairly soon our own DUers will post about ...
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:21 PM
Jun 27

…the effect on their own lives and ability to get a square meal.

And more. Those across the country who rely on caregivers, regardless of political affiliation, probably have noticed the high percentage of brown people employed in those jobs. However, what percentage of the “average American” have asked themselves how many of these workers are, how to put it, job insecure because of trump.

edhopper

(36,321 posts)
7. Met a Brit who voted for Brexit
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:40 PM
Jun 27

said they didn't know it would mean no one to take care of Granny

OC375

(131 posts)
9. Self Deportation
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 04:29 PM
Jun 27

"You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here." I think that's the whole point.

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